KEEP - A Five Minute Friday Post

I was so ready for a party, ya'll! And then... well, I pretty much missed it (other than the Cilantro talk, and gleaming a few travel tips!) and yet, just knowing that we are all in one accord here... writing and thinking on the same word, and letting God show up and speak up through our words... yeah. We are not alone. That always helps, doesn't it?

(It's Five Minute Friday... in case you actually DON'T know the drill and you're new around here! Read on to learn what it is, but know that what it is is Awesome! A flash mob of writers who pour our love and encourage and uplift... who take five minutes and write brave, whatever starts flowing... unedited and published real quick like, without over thinking it!  We'd love to have you join us!)

Here is our Word Prompt for the day: KEEP

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Keep.  Maybe it's because Valentine's Day is just around the corner, maybe it's because it was a cold rainy day, or maybe it's just the year-round Romantic in me, but I love, love, LOVE that the Lord keeps us... This blessing has it all and after a hard day or a long day (or days and days of fog!) this blessing is what reminds me that, really - I have all that I need!  It reminds me that God KEEPS us... that He shines His face upon us... that He is gracious to us, and He gives us peace.   

"The Lord bless you, and keep you;

The Lord make His face shine on you,

And be gracious to you;

The Lord lift up His countenance on you,

And give you peace." (Num 6:24-27)

What else is there?

I especially love this verse in The Message:

Oh my goodness, yes!

May God look you full in the face...

Does that not just stir you up and make you want to Swoon just a little?  That the God of everything can turn His gaze and look us directly in the eyes... that He can keep us.

He can keep us from things and He can keep us for things.

He has a plan and a purpose and sometimes, I don't know about you - but sometimes, what I need the most on any given day is a reminder that I am kept.

That no matter what things may look like or feel like here, right now in another realm that I most often cannot see, He is holding me close, and looking me full in the face.

Sometimes, when I remember that - I wonder if that revelation alone is not what causes the rest of that verse to be true!  For what more can we want? What more do we have need of, than a loving God who shines on us, who pours out Grace, who doles out Peace, who keeps us and claims us and calls us His own?

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Prosperous indeed!

Once again... that one felt a bit like a fight to pull out, but there it is!  Rest in knowing that you are KEPT, my friends!

Five Minute Fridays gives us the chance to dive right in and share what He puts on our hearts! Click here to read what others have to say about "KEEP"


Oh ...the fine print: if you don't know what FMF is!  Five Minute Fridays have been hosted by Lisa Jo Baker.  This week we start gathering over at Kate Motaung's.  FMF is open to anyone, so to learn more about it - and to jump in yourself (the more the merrier!) or just to find a linky to see what everyone is writing about today - click HERE!  The idea is to simply write... for Five Minutes flat... no editing, no deep thinking - or at least REthinking, no spell check - just write! Let it flow! We all write using a prompt that Lisa posts at 10pm Thursday night (EST.)  I'm loving the community of amazing bloggers and the creativity that flows from these magical Five Minutes!

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